Free camping near Wells River, VT
Yes. 17 of the 25 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Wells River, VT are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2, 5.7 miles west, on land managed by Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NH and VT.
All 25 camps near Wells River, VT
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2 | 5.7 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Groton | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 1 | 7.5 | Free | Keenan Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Groton | — |
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 13 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
| Jeffers Brook Shelter | 14 | Free | Still Brook (stream) | 0.9 mi to Glencliff | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Beaver Brook Shelter | 15 | Free | Beaver Brook (stream) | 3.2 mi to Wildwood | — |
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 16 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 17 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 17 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 17 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Ore Hill Tentsite | 17 | Free | Atwell Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Gilmans Corner | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 17 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 19 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| In White Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 19 | Free | Jackman Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Hexacuba Shelter | 19 | Free | North Branch Jacobs Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinttown | — |
| Liberty Springs | 21 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Three Ponds Shelter | 21 | Free | Three Ponds (water) | 2.9 mi to Stinson Lake | — |
| Gale River Loop | 23 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Smarts Mountain Campsite | 23 | Free | — | 7.9 mi to Fairlee | — |
| Russell Pond | 23 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 23 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Tripoli Rd | 24 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Hancock | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 25 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
Who manages the camps near Wells River, VT
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 1 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
- White Mountain National Forest — 19 camps: 12 free, 6 fee, 1 unpriced
- Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation — 5 camps: 5 free
- NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 25: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Wells River, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Wells River, VT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.